Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Wildlife Management Area · Tanzania

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Volcanic calderas and open grassland dominate this high plateau in northern Tanzania, where the landscape rises above 2,000 metres and ancient geological forces have shaped both terrain and ecology. The conservation area encompasses a mosaic of habitats—from acacia woodland and grassland to highland forest on the crater rim—each supporting distinct communities of wildlife adapted to altitude and seasonal rainfall patterns. Large herbivores graze the open plains, while birds of prey patrol the thermals above the escarpment. The smaller mammal fauna typical of East African savanna woodland occupies the acacia zones, and woodland songbirds inhabit the denser vegetation along watercourses and forest margins. This landscape represents a working conservation model where pastoralist communities coexist with wildlife, creating a patchwork of land use that has sustained both for generations.

For wildlife photographers and keen naturalists, the combination of dramatic topography and accessible wildlife viewing makes the area compelling year-round, though the dry seasons bring wildlife into closer proximity around remaining water sources and concentrate birdwatching opportunities. The high altitude and openness of much of the terrain offer exceptional light for photography, particularly during early morning and late afternoon when shadows sculpt the volcanic profiles. The escarpment itself functions as a natural funnel for migratory birds moving between northern and southern African ranges, making the area a significant waypoint for birdwatchers tracking seasonal movements. Access is straightforward from nearby urban centres, allowing visitors to experience genuine conservation landscape without the crowding of more famous reserves, and the unique coexistence of pastoralism and wildlife conservation provides cultural context that enriches any wildlife encounter.

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Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

Struthio camelus

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Yellow-billed Stork

Western Cattle Egret

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Sagittarius serpentarius

White-backed Vulture

Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Myrmecocichla aethiops

Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Scopus umbretta

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Hildebrandt's Starling

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Pycnonotus barbatus

Microcarbo africanus

Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Terathopius ecaudatus

Grey-breasted Spurfowl

Pternistis rufopictus

African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Gallinula chloropus

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus ruppelli

Zapornia flavirostra

Anthus cinnamomeus

Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Polemaetus bellicosus

Eastern Chanting Goshawk

Melierax poliopterus

Speckle-fronted Weaver

Sporopipes frontalis

Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

D'Arnaud's Barbet

Trachyphonus darnaudii

Purple Grenadier

Granatina ianthinogaster

Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucopareia

Spilopelia senegalensis

Passer rufocinctus

Mourning Collared Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Pternistis hildebrandti

Dusky Turtle Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Speckled Pigeon

Large Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Hirundo rustica

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

Abyssinian Wheatear

Oenanthe lugubris

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Rufous-tailed Weaver

Histurgops ruficauda

Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri

Ciconia abdimii

Ciconia ciconia

Calidris pugnax

Black-winged Lapwing

Vanellus melanopterus

Tringa glareola

Red-billed Teal

Anas erythrorhyncha

Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Calidris minuta

Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster

Cape Robin-Chat

Dessonornis caffer

Recurvirostra avosetta

African Spoonbill

Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Wattled Starling

Creatophora cinerea

Plegadis falcinellus

White-bellied Canary

Crithagra dorsostriata

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea

Vitelline Masked Weaver

Ploceus vitellinus

Streaky Seedeater

Crithagra striolata

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Pterocles gutturalis

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Black-chested Snake Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Rosy-throated Longclaw

Macronyx ameliae

Eastern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris mediocris

Blue-capped Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Golden-winged Sunbird

Drepanorhynchus reichenowi

Slate-colored Boubou

Laniarius funebris

Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Southern Red Bishop

Tachybaptus ruficollis

African Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus

Lesser Masked Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Hunter's Cisticola

Cisticola hunteri

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

White-faced Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

African Black Duck

Eastern Crested Guineafowl

Guttera pucherani

Coqui Francolin

Campocolinus coqui

Shelley's Francolin

Scleroptila shelleyi

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis leucoscepus

White-rumped Swift

Bare-faced Go-away-bird

Crinifer personatus

Schalow's Turaco

Tauraco schalowi

White-bellied Bustard

Eupodotis senegalensis

Hartlaub's Bustard

Lissotis hartlaubii

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

Diederik Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Cuculus gularis

Cuculus canorus

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus

Black-faced Sandgrouse

Pterocles decoratus

African Olive Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Streptopelia semitorquata

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

African Green Pigeon

Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Greater Painted-snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Double-banded Courser

Smutsornis africanus

Three-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Temminck's Courser

Cursorius temminckii

Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Chlidonias hybrida

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Bostrychia hagedash

Egretta garzetta

Ardeola ralloides

Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Brown Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Micronisus gabar

Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

African Fish Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus minor

Von der Decken's Hornbill

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

Coracias naevius

Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Grey-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Red-and-yellow Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

Moustached Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus leucomystax

Red-fronted Barbet

Tricholaema diademata

White-headed Barbet

Lybius leucocephalus

Nubian Woodpecker

Campethera nubica

Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos spodocephalus

Brown-backed Woodpecker

Dendropicos obsoletus

Polihierax semitorquatus

Falco tinnunculus

Greater Kestrel

Falco rupicoloides

Falco amurensis

Falco biarmicus

Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Grey Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris caesius

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Long-tailed Fiscal

Lanius cabanisi

Grey-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

Lanius dorsalis

Corvus capensis

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

Elminia albicauda

Red-throated Tit

Melaniparus fringillinus

Grey Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Fawn-colored Lark

Calendulauda africanoides

Short-tailed Lark

Spizocorys fremantlii

Grey-olive Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cerviniventris

Neophedina cincta

Brown-throated Martin

Riparia paludicola

Red-throated Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Phylloscopus trochilus

Brown Woodland Warbler

Phylloscopus umbrovirens

African Yellow Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Mountain Yellow Warbler

Cinnamon Bracken Warbler

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

Cisticola brunnescens

Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Bar-throated Apalis

Apalis thoracica

Yellow-breasted Apalis

Brown-headed Apalis

Apalis alticola

Grey-capped Warbler

Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

African Hill Babbler

Sylvia abyssinica

Banded Parisoma

Zosterops flavilateralis

Rufous Chatterer

Argya rubiginosa

Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei

Northern Pied Babbler

Turdoides hypoleuca

Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

White-browed Scrub Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Empidornis semipartitus

African Grey Flycatcher

Bradornis microrhynchus

African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Spotted Palm Thrush

Cichladusa guttata

Common Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Saxicola rubetra

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Oenanthe pleschanka

Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Hunter's Sunbird

Chalcomitra hunteri

Tacazze Sunbird

Nectarinia tacazze

Nectarinia kilimensis

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

Gorgeous Sunbird

Cinnyris melanogastrus

Chestnut Sparrow

Passer eminibey

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Swahili Sparrow

Passer suahelicus

Passer domesticus

Red-billed Buffalo Weaver

Bubalornis niger

White-headed Buffalo Weaver

Dinemellia dinemelli

Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Holub's Golden Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Ploceus cucullatus

Golden-backed Weaver

Ploceus jacksoni

Cardinal Quelea

Quelea cardinalis

Red-billed Quelea

Euplectes gierowii

Euplectes capensis

Red-cowled Widowbird

Euplectes laticauda

Grey-headed Silverbill

Spermestes griseicapilla

African Silverbill

Euodice cantans

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Abyssinian Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza salvadorii

Grey-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Ortygospiza atricollis

Red-throated Twinspot

Hypargos niveoguttatus

Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Jameson's Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Pin-tailed Whydah

Steel-blue Whydah

Vidua hypocherina

Straw-tailed Whydah

Long-tailed Paradise Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Pangani Longclaw

Macronyx aurantiigula

Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Anthus trivialis

Linurgus olivaceus

Southern Citril

Crithagra hyposticta

Southern Grosbeak-Canary

Crithagra buchanani

Thick-billed Seedeater

Crithagra burtoni

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus

Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

African Pygmy Goose

Nettapus auritus

Spatula querquedula

Yellow-billed Duck

Northern Pintail

Vulturine Guineafowl

Acryllium vulturinum

Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Coturnix coturnix

Harlequin Quail

Coturnix delegorguei

Pternistis squamatus

Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Montane Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus

Freckled Nightjar

Caprimulgus tristigma

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus

Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Tachymarptis melba

African Black Swift

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Crinifer leucogaster

Purple-crested Turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus

Hartlaub's Turaco

Tauraco hartlaubi

Denham's Bustard

Buff-crested Bustard

Lophotis gindiana

Centropus grillii

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Chrysococcyx klaas

Cuculus clamosus

Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba delegorguei

Aplopelia larvata

Blue-spotted Wood Dove

Rallus caerulescens

Crecopsis egregia

Paragallinula angulata

Allen's Gallinule

Porphyrio alleni

African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Baillon's Crake

Zapornia pusilla

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Common Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Pluvialis squatarola

Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

African Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Anarhynchus asiaticus

Greater Sand Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Actophilornis africanus

Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Black-tailed Godwit

Gallinago nigripennis

Gallinago gallinago

Terek Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Common Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Bronze-winged Courser

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Lesser Black-backed Gull

African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Egretta ardesiaca

White-backed Night Heron

Calherodius leuconotus

Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Malagasy Pond Heron

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Pandion haliaetus

Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Necrosyrtes monachus

Western Banded Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens

Macheiramphus alcinus

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus ayresii

Hieraaetus pennatus

Eastern Imperial Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Accipiter ovampensis

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Accipiter rufiventris

Circus macrourus

African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

Grasshopper Buzzard

Butastur rufipennis

Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Long-legged Buzzard

Western Barn Owl

African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

African Scops Owl

Otus senegalensis

Southern White-faced Owl

Ptilopsis granti

Spotted Eagle-Owl

African Wood Owl

Strix woodfordii

White-headed Mousebird

Colius leucocephalus

Apaloderma narina

Bar-tailed Trogon

Apaloderma vittatum

Green Wood Hoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Southern Ground Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris

Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

African Grey Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

African Pygmy Kingfisher

Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Pied Kingfisher

White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

White-eared Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis

Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Black-throated Barbet

Tricholaema melanocephala

Brown-breasted Barbet

Pogonornis melanopterus

Green-backed Honeybird

Prodotiscus zambesiae

Brown-backed Honeybird

Prodotiscus regulus

Pallid Honeyguide

Indicator meliphilus

Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Scaly-throated Honeyguide

Indicator variegatus

Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Falco ardosiaceus

Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Red-fronted Parrot

Poicephalus gulielmi

Poicephalus meyeri

Red-bellied Parrot

Poicephalus rufiventris

Fischer's Lovebird

Agapornis fischeri

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus

African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis

Black-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata

Grey-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Black-fronted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus nigrifrons

Orange-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Rosy-patched Bushshrike

Rhodophoneus cruentus

White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Grey-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops poliolophus

Retz's Helmetshrike

Prionops retzii

Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas

African Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Urolestes melanoleucus

Lesser Grey Shrike

Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides

Corvus splendens

White-bellied Tit

Melaniparus albiventris

Mouse-colored Penduline Tit

Anthoscopus musculus

Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucotis

Pink-breasted Lark

Calendulauda poecilosterna

Singing Bush Lark

Mirafra javanica

Somali Short-toed Lark

Alaudala somalica

Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Olive-headed Greenbul

Arizelocichla striifacies

Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Northern Brownbul

Phyllastrephus strepitans

Cabanis's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cabanisi

White-headed Saw-wing

Psalidoprocne albiceps

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Grey-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Riparia riparia

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Cecropis senegalensis

Moustached Grass Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Acrocephalus palustris

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Upcher's Warbler

Hippolais languida

Olive-tree Warbler

Hippolais olivetorum

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina

Fan-tailed Grassbird

Catriscus brevirostris

Evergreen Forest Warbler

Bradypterus lopezi

Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Trilling Cisticola

Cisticola woosnami

Lynes's Cisticola

Cisticola distinctus

Stout Cisticola

Cisticola robustus

Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Short-winged Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Desert Cisticola

Cisticola aridulus

Red-fronted Prinia

Prinia rufifrons

Buff-bellied Warbler

Phyllolais pulchella

Black-headed Apalis

Apalis melanocephala

Grey Wren-Warbler

Calamonastes simplex

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Curruca nisoria

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Broad-ringed White-eye

Zosterops eurycricotus

Northern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops senegalensis

Scaly Chatterer

Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Lamprotornis unicolor

Fischer's Starling

Lamprotornis fischeri

Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Waller's Starling

Onychognathus walleri

Sharpe's Starling

Bare-eyed Thrush

Turdus tephronotus

Bearded Scrub Robin

Tychaedon quadrivirgata

Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Grey Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Southern Black Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata

Rüppell's Robin-Chat

Cossypha semirufa

Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Collared Palm Thrush

Cichladusa arquata

White-throated Robin

Irania gutturalis

Thrush Nightingale

Luscinia luscinia

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Little Rock Thrush

Monticola rufocinereus

Pinarochroa sordida

Mocking Cliff Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Myrmecocichla nigra

Oenanthe familiaris

Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird

Anthreptes orientalis

Cyanomitra olivacea

Scarlet-tufted Sunbird

Nectarinia johnstoni

Cinnyris mariquensis

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris pyrgita

Parrot-billed Sparrow

Passer gongonensis

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

Black-capped Social Weaver

Pseudonigrita cabanisi

Thick-billed Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Ploceus luteolus

Black-necked Weaver

Ploceus nigricollis

Eastern Golden Weaver

Ploceus subaureus

Ploceus castaneiceps

Chestnut Weaver

Ploceus rubiginosus

Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Black-winged Red Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Jackson's Widowbird

Euplectes jacksoni

Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Red-faced Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza reichenovii

Orange-breasted Waxbill

Amandava subflava

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Green-winged Pytilia

African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Anomalospiza imberbis

Motacilla cinerea

Mountain Wagtail

Motacilla clara

Tmetothylacus tenellus

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Long-billed Pipit

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Anthus lineiventris

Reichenow's Seedeater

Crithagra reichenowi

Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Yellow-crowned Canary

Serinus flavivertex

Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Butorides striata

African Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Ethiopian Boubou

Laniarius aethiopicus

Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Southern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops anderssoni

Mourning Wheatear

Oenanthe lugens

Emberiza poliopleura

Panthera pardus

Acinonyx jubatus

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Giraffa tippelskirchi

Blue Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

Crocuta crocuta

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Grant's Gazelle

Phacochoerus africanus

Tragelaphus oryx

Black-backed Jackal

Lupulella mesomelas

Leptailurus serval

Alcelaphus buselaphus

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Naivasha Dik-dik

Madoqua cavendishi

Aepyceros melampus

Southern Bushbuck

Tragelaphus sylvaticus

Banded Mongoose

Raphicerus campestris

Thomson's Gazelle

Eudorcas thomsonii

African Golden Wolf

Caracal caracal

African Savanna Hare

Southern Tree Hyrax

Dendrohyrax arboreus

Heterohyrax brucei

African Grass Rat

Arvicanthis niloticus

Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat

Rhabdomys dilectus

Mauritian Tomb Bat

Taphozous mauritianus

Heart-nosed False-vampire

Cardioderma cor

Yellow-winged False-vampire

Mellivora capensis

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

Common Slender Mongoose

Herpestes sanguineus

Redunca redunca

Potamochoerus larvatus

Dromedary Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Otocyon megalotis

Damaliscus lunatus

Cercopithecus mitis

African Wildcat

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

Northern Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

Garnett's Greater Galago

Otolemur garnettii

African Wild Dog

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

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